Gather ‘round everyone! It’s that special time of year once again: The FCC complaints over the Super Bowl Halftime Show have arrived! Rolling Stone obtained the complaints to the proverbial television manager via a Freedom of Information Act request, and you better believe people were mad about Rihanna’s performance. In …
Read More »Netflix's 'Outer Banks' Buries Itself in Ridiculous Season 3
At this point, it’s a rite of passage for each generation to have their own show full of sexy teens running on a beach. Everyone knows Outer Banks is no different — everyone, that is, except the show itself. One of Netflix’s most successful young adult series, Outer Banks premiered …
Read More »Marilyn Manson Accuser Recants Allegation
Ashley Morgan Smithline, who previously sued Marilyn Manson for sexual assault, recanted her previous allegations and now claims that actress Evan Rachel Wood and others “manipulated” her into speaking out against the singer. The about-face comes in a declaration submitted by Manson’s lawyer, Howard King, in a suit the musician, …
Read More »SZA Lives Up to All the Anticipation as She Launches Her 'SOS' Tour
If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. The Schottenstein Center in Columbus, Ohio, was flooded with millennials and Gen-Zers on Feb. 21, all buzzing in excitement for the first night of SZA‘s SOS tour. s …
Read More »The Future of Club Life is a Hyperpop Rave Called Subculture
“Looking for Subculture?” asks a bouncer at the L.A. club Catch One. “In more ways than one,” I reply as I pull out my ticket to the hyperpop rave happening inside. As a turquoise band is wrapped around my wrist, an artist named Babylungs, who’s dressed like a cybergoth hosting …
Read More »Nipsey Hussle's Killer, Eric Holder, Gets 60 Years to Life in Prison
The man who murdered Nipsey Hussle in a daylight ambush outside the beloved rapper’s clothing store in Los Angeles was sentenced to 60 years to life in prison, The Associated Press reports. Eric Ronald Holder Jr., 33, appeared in a Los Angeles courtroom Wednesday, Feb. 22, and received his punishment …
Read More »Last Stand in Coal Country
I t’s a week before Christmas and the sons and daughters of Alabama miners are playing musical chairs in an old school at Tannehill Ironworks State Park, 30 miles south of Birmingham. A mom presses play, and the music starts. It’s Stevie Wonder. Someday at Christmas we’ll see a landWith …
Read More »How an Alleged Con Man Tore Apart One of the Nineties' Biggest Bands
O N MARCH 4, 2020, guitarist Chad Taylor stood on a beach outside of the Hard Rock Hotel in the Dominican Republic. He fired up a Cuban cigar and stared out at the vast ocean. After years of bitter infighting and nasty legal battles, his band Live — best remembered …
Read More »Tony Hawk Reproduces Kurt Cobain's Hand-Painted Iron Maiden Skateboard for Charity
Tony Hawk celebrated Kurt Cobain‘s birthday on Monday by announcing a charity project using original skateboard art by the Nirvana rocker, who would have turned 56 this year. In an Instagram post on Friday, Hawk revealed that he bought Cobain’s 1985 skateboard at an auction last year. Cobain was an …
Read More »Fousheé Made One of 2022's Biggest Hits. Next, She Wants to Transcend Time
Whether you’re a New York City native, a transplant, or just a two-day visitor to the sprawling metropolis, you’ve probably seen a struggling artist performing on the subway or a station platform. “Showtime, showtime, showtime!” street dancers often shout before flipping off the ceilings of the train cars and maneuvering …
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